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Virgin Galactic

A first-of-its-kind flight.
A one-of-a-kind experience.

Our unique and innovative Spaceflight System enables you and your fellow astronauts to enjoy the most thrilling and awe-inspiring journey of your life, in unparalleled comfort and ease.

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VMS Eve is a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet carrier aircraft with a unique high-altitude, heavy-payload capability. It is also the world’s largest all-carbon aviation vehicle in service.

Our pilots go above and beyond.

As the spaceline for Earth, we’re pleased to offer you an elegant, spaceflight system designed for safety, reusability and customer experience. You’ll be in the expert hands of our highly experienced pilots, all with long flight careers behind them.

DAVE MACKAY
DAVE MACKAY
CHIEF PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1977
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
150+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
Harrier, Boeing 747, Airbus 340
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
15,000+ HOURS
KELLY LATIMER
KELLY LATIMER
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1989
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
50+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
T-38, C-141, C-17, T-34, B-747SP
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
7000+ HOURS
NICOLA PECILE
NICOLA PECILE
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1991
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
170+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
Tornado FMK.3 ADV,, NH-500E
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
8000+ HOURS
DAVE MACKAY
CHIEF PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1977
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
150+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
Harrier, Boeing 747, Airbus 340
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
15,000+ HOURS
KELLY LATIMER
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1989
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
50+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
T-38, C-141, C-17, T-34, B-747SP
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
7000+ HOURS
NICOLA PECILE
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1991
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
170+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
Tornado FMK.3 ADV,, NH-500E
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
8000+ HOURS
MICHAEL MASUCCI
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1982
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
80+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
U-2, F-16, T-38, Citation X
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
10000+ HOURS
CJ STURCKOW
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1984
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
65+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
F/A-18, T-38, Space Shuttle
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
8700+ HOURS
Jameel Janjua
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1995
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
60+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
CF-18, F-16, Tornado GR4, F-15, Learjet
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
4000+ HOURS
Dan Alix
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
2002
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
37+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
F-16, F-35
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
2500+ HOURS
Andy Edgell
PILOT
FLYING SINCE
1999
NO OF TYPES FLOWN
65+
MAIN TYPES FLOWN
F-35 Lightning, Harrier GR-7/9, F/A-18 Hornet
TOTAL EXPERIENCE
3000+ HOURS

World-class safety.

At Virgin Galactic, safety has always been our North Star and an ethos that’s deeply embedded into our culture, evidenced by an exhaustive test flight program and highly experienced operational teams drawn from the world of aerospace and aviation.

The Virgin Galactic spaceflight system has been specifically designed to reduce and make risk more manageable, throughout the entire flight.

Vital to this is an air-launched, winged and piloted spaceship with a fully controllable propulsion system, enabling us to cut a flight short, safely and comfortably at any stage.

Sirisha Bandla - Virgin Galactic Astronaut 004

“Feeling the power of the motor behind me, and seeing the sky change from blue to black ahead – it was an experience unlike any I’ve ever had. While the speed and force was exhilarating, I felt safe and comfortable at all times.”

Sirisha Bandla -

Virgin Galactic Astronaut 004